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NXS-CMD
NXS-CMD (integrated posture and executive synthesis) is the command home of the Foundry: where an institution sees its portfolio of programmes and projects, their posture and the decisions pending, in one governed place.
NXS-CMD in seven parts.
- 01Platforms servedNXS-CMD serves these platforms
- 02The problem it addressesPortfolios that span sectors lose sight of their own dependencies
- 03Reference practiceThe standards a design like this is read against
- 04Neighbouring systemsWhat it exchanges with the other systems
- 05RoomsThe ten rooms of NXS-CMD
- 06AccessAuthorised projects only
- 07Risk AcademyWhere NXS-CMD subjects are taught
NXS-CMD serves these platforms.
Portfolios that span sectors lose sight of their own dependencies.
NXS-CMD is defined in system profile NRS-S1 of the Nexus Standards. A ministry or programme office running water, energy and health projects at once needs to see which projects share data, assets or staff, and which decisions are blocked on others. Without a portfolio view, the systemic risk inside the portfolio itself goes unmanaged.
- Portfolio posture: what is planned, active, paused or closed, with evidence.
- Dependencies between projects and the systems they draw on.
- Decisions pending, with the authority that holds each.
The standards a design like this is read against.
| Reference | Relevance |
|---|---|
| ISO 21500 series | Project, programme and portfolio management |
| ISO 31000 | Integrating risk into governance and decision-making |
What it exchanges with the other systems.
- Draws scenario results from NXS-DSS (decision cases and deliberation) and situational views from NXS-NST (civilian common operating picture).
- Records commitments and handoffs through NXS-RLS (participants, agreements and handoffs).
The ten rooms of NXS-CMD.
NXS-CMD has the eight rooms every Foundry system shares, set to its own authority, and two specialist rooms, Portfolios and Council. Each is described by the work it is designed for; the public register records NXS-CMD as declared, not deployed.
| Room | Kind | Designed to |
|---|---|---|
| Station | Shared | Operate, inspect and correct authoritative domain posture for institutional command, portfolio intelligence and accountable handoff |
| Mission | Shared | Coordinate bounded objective-oriented intelligence and human handoff for institutional command, portfolio intelligence and accountable handoff |
| Builder | Shared | Design, engineer and prepare governed changes and artefacts for institutional command, portfolio intelligence and accountable handoff |
| Maps | Shared | Inspect and compose spatial, temporal and world-model intelligence for institutional command, portfolio intelligence and accountable handoff |
| Data | Shared | Work with data, ontology, Chronotopes, graphs, scientific methods and risk for institutional command, portfolio intelligence and accountable handoff |
| Commons | Shared | Work with policy, law, standards, clauses, obligations and assurance for institutional command, portfolio intelligence and accountable handoff |
| Reports | Shared | Compute, model, synthesise and visualise governed analytical products and reproducible reports for institutional command, portfolio intelligence and accountable handoff |
| Knowledge | Shared | Work with institutional memory, records, citations, runbooks and learning for institutional command, portfolio intelligence and accountable handoff |
| Portfolios | Specialist | Give institutional executives and programme stewards a coherent view of objectives, initiatives, commitments, dependencies, exposure and readiness |
| Council | Specialist | Support institutional deliberation from docket preparation through an evidenced resolution and accountable follow-up |
Authorised projects only.
Access requires an authorised project with an accountable owner, data terms and a review plan. Enquiries go to the contact form.
Where NXS-CMD subjects are taught.
Risk Academy, led by the Nexus Consortium, teaches the subjects practised in NXS-CMD in these disciplines; the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) links to the Academy as a partner and does not provide its courses.
- Disaster risk reductionFacultyFaculty of Hazards, Disasters and ResilienceNXS-CMD roomsPortfolios
- Recovery, reconstruction and loss accountingFacultyFaculty of Hazards, Disasters and ResilienceNXS-CMD roomsPortfolios
- Health systems and health care resilienceFacultyFaculty of Health and SocietyNXS-CMD roomsPortfolios
- Development financeFacultyFaculty of Finance and EconomicsNXS-CMD roomsPortfolios
- Risk governance and institutionsFacultyFaculty of Governance, Policy and International AffairsNXS-CMD roomsCouncil
- Risk-informed public policyFacultyFaculty of Governance, Policy and International AffairsNXS-CMD roomsCouncil
- Intergenerational governance and future generationsFacultyFaculty of Governance, Policy and International AffairsNXS-CMD roomsCouncil
- Diplomacy, cooperation and the global commonsFacultyFaculty of Governance, Policy and International AffairsNXS-CMD roomsCouncil
- Climate and nature governanceFacultyFaculty of Governance, Policy and International AffairsNXS-CMD roomsCouncil
- Enterprise risk management and risk frameworksFacultyFaculty of Risk Science and MethodsNXS-CMD roomsPortfolios
- Expert judgement and elicitationFacultyFaculty of Risk Science and MethodsNXS-CMD roomsCouncil
- Global catastrophic risksFacultyFaculty of Systems and Nexus StudiesNXS-CMD roomsCouncil
- Nexus-Based Risk Management (NRM)FacultyFaculty of Systems and Nexus StudiesNXS-CMD roomsPortfolios
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